[Paraview] Load Python module from Kitware releases

Tue Sep 8 11:32:56 EDT 2009

Ah, your config also worked for me. The problem was that I was configuring
PATH and PYTHONPATH in my *user* environment instead of changing the
*system* variables.

Thanks a lot

Renato.

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit <
utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:

> Here's what I did:
>
> > set PATH=C:\Program Files\ParaView 3.6.1\bin;C:\Program Files\ParaView
> 3.6.1\lib\paraview-3.6;%PATH%
> > set PYTHONPATH=C:\Program Files\ParaView 3.6.1\bin;C:\Program
> Files\ParaView 3.6.1\lib\paraview-3.6;
> > python.exe
> >>> from paraview.simple import *
>
> That worked for me, with no errors.
>
> Utkarsh
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Renato Elias<rnelias at gmail.com> wrote:
> > nop, but the error message has changed to
> >
> >>>> from paraview.simple import *
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> >   File "C:\Program Files\ParaView
> > 3.6.1\lib\paraview-3.6\paraview\simple.py", li
> > ne 39, in <module>
> >     import servermanager
> >   File "C:\Program Files\ParaView
> > 3.6.1\lib\paraview-3.6\paraview\servermanager.
> > py", line 55, in <module>
> >     from vtkPVServerManagerPython import *
> > ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found.
> >>>>
> >
> > PATH = C:\Program Files\ParaView 3.6.1\bin;%CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft
> > Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files\CMake 2.6\bin;C:\Program
> Files\ParaView
> > 3.6.1\lib\paraview-3.6\paraview;C:\Python25;
> >
> > PYTHONPATH = C:\Program Files\ParaView 3.6.1\lib\paraview-3.6\;C:\Program
> > Files\ParaView 3.6.1\lib\paraview-3.6\paraview
> >
> > --------------------------
> >
> > Renato.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Try setting PYTHONPATH (as well as PATH) to the directories containing
> >> the simple.py as well the dlls. Does that not work?
> >>
> >> Utkarsh
> >>
> >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Renato Elias<rnelias at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Thanks Utkarsh, indirectly you answered my question.
> >> >
> >> > Since vtkPythonWrapping is not present in the Kitware release, we must
> >> > build
> >> > ParaView from scratch before loading ParaView/Python module.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> >
> >> > Renato.
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> >> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Refer to:
> >> >>
> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Python_Scripting#Getting_Started
> >> >>
> >> >> and ensure that PATH/PYTHONPATH are set correctly.
> >> >>
> >> >> Utkarsh
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Renato Elias<rnelias at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> > Is it possible to load the Python module from the Kitware ParaView
> >> >> > releases
> >> >> > (outside the UI)? I've already tried but all that I've got was an
> >> >> > error
> >> >> > message like the following:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
> >> >> > Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > C:\Users\Renato>python
> >> >> > Python 2.5.4 (r254:67916, Dec 23 2008, 15:10:54) [MSC v.1310 32 bit
> >> >> > (Intel)]
> >> >> > on
> >> >> > win32
> >> >> > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more
> >> >> > information.
> >> >> >>>> from paraview.simple import *
> >> >> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >> >> >   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> >> >> >   File "C:\Program Files\ParaView
> >> >> > 3.6.1\lib\paraview-3.6\paraview\simple.py", li
> >> >> > ne 39, in <module>
> >> >> >     import servermanager
> >> >> >   File
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> "C:/Kitware/ParaView-3-6-1/bin/Utilities/VTKPythonWrapping/paraview\serve
> >> >> > rmanager.py", line 55, in <module>
> >> >> > ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be
> >> >> > found.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Are we forced to build ParaView from scratch, including Python
> >> >> > support,
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > order to do it?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > (Moreover, I can't understand why the simple.py module is looking
> for
> >> >> > something in C:/Kitware/ParaView-3-6-1/... since I have not
> specified
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > path in any environment variable...)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Regards
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Renato N. Elias
> >> >> > ===================================
> >> >> > High Performance Computing Center (NACAD)
> >> >> > Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
> >> >> > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
> >> >> >
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> >> > --
> >> > Renato N. Elias
> >> > ===================================
> >> > High Performance Computing Center (NACAD)
> >> > Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
> >> > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Renato N. Elias
> > ===================================
> > High Performance Computing Center (NACAD)
> > Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
> > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
> >
> > Sent from Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
>

-- 
Renato N. Elias
===================================
High Performance Computing Center (NACAD)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sent from Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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